Permanent historical factsheet

Battle of Boroughbridge

England · Warfare / Military. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

5Records

1322Date range

5Named people

1Places

Chronological records

1322

Humphrey de Bohun Hereford, 4th16 March 1322

Boroughbridge · Warfare / Military

Killed in battle in Yorkshire by the northward advancing forces of Edward II

Edward II16 March 1322

Boroughbridge · Warfare / Military

Defeats Lancaster & beheads him without a trial

Andrew Harclay16 March 1322

Boroughbridge · Warfare / Military

Forces the rebel nobles to make a truce, Lancaster is later arrested & executed

Thomas of Plantagenet Lancaster, 2nd16 March 1322

Boroughbridge · Warfare / Military

Defeated by Edward II & beheaded

Aymer de Valence Pembroke16 March 1322

Boroughbridge · Warfare / Military

Defeat of Thomas of Lancaster marks the rise of the Despensers & decline of Pembroke

Names involved

Andrew HarclayAymer de Valence PembrokeEdward IIHumphrey de Bohun Hereford, 4thThomas of Plantagenet Lancaster, 2nd

Provenance

This factsheet is generated from stored World History Database records matching the country, broad category, detailed category and exact Event value shown above. Duplicate display records are collapsed; database wording is otherwise preserved. Source provenance varies by record, so formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.